Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll's house.
how does the conflict in the text best connect to the views of
society in the late 1800s?
nora: in all these eight years—longer than that—from the
very beginning of our acquaintance, we have never
exchanged a word on any serious subject.
helmer: was it likely that i would be continually and forever
telling you about worries that you could not me to bear?
nora: i am not speaking about business matters. i say that
we have never sat down in earnest together to try and get at
the bottom of anything.
helmer: but, dearest nora, would it have been any good to
you?
the conflict between nora and helmer shows how men
and women could not agree on issues or successfully
work together to solve important problems.
o the conflict between nora and helmer shows how
gender roles were defined, as helmer has complete
control over everything, including what the couple
discusses.
the conflict between nora and helmer shows how men
attempted to limit women's economic freedoms, causing
nora to lie about how she obtained money.
the conflict between nora and helmer shows how
women who ended marriages had no rights, leading nora
to have to hide her true feelings in order to stay married.
nora: that is just it; you have never understood me. i have
been greatly wronged, torvald—first by papa and then by
you.